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Their lengthy necks, used for chasing fast-moving fishes, developed quickly over a five million period around 250 million years ago.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The research, published today in Nature Plants, shows plants have gradually developed their range of anatomical designs throughout the passage of time, punctuated by episodic bursts of innovation to overcome and adapt to environmental challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The impact of policy matters on your individual farming operation and in your immediate rural community. Do you have a voice? Would you like to be heard? Do you wish to share your insights in how decisions on agricultural policy matters are affecting your daily lives on the farm? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Federal Reserve chairman has said the central bank will continue to raise interest rates “if appropriate” as inflation remains “too high”. Jerome Powell told an annual gathering of central bankers that the pace of price rises had fallen from a peak. However, it remains above the Fed’s 2% target. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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AMID lower commodity prices, restrictions to exports following the foot-and-mouth disease and stringent regulations of the citrus black spot disease in Europe, South Africa’s agricultural exports are projected to soften from a record US$12,8 billion in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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By 2030, the Agricultural Tractor Implements Market is expected to reach USD 43.50 billion, expanding at a CAGR of 5.0% between 2023 and 2030. The main forces propelling the market's expansion are growing labor costs, increased demand for agricultural goods, and technological improvements Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Global macadamia production is on track to double supply by 2025, while falling prices and over-supply should be viewed as temporary adjustments in the prevailing recessionary economic climate, says CEO of the World Macadamia Organisation (WMO) Jillian Laing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The impact of policy matters on your individual farming operation and in your immediate rural community. Do you have a voice? Would you like to be heard? Do you wish to share your insights in how decisions on agricultural policy matters are affecting your daily lives on the farm? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The global pet carriers market is projected to have a slow-paced CAGR of 4.1% during the forecast period. The current valuation of the market is US$ 866.1 million in 2023. The market value of the pet carriers market is anticipated to reach a high of US$ 1,294.4 million by the year 2033. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The US dollar’s strengthening last year to a 20-year high had major implications for the global economy. We examine these spillovers from the currency’s appreciation in our latest External Sector Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The newest, 11th package of Russian sanctions adopted by the European Council on 23 June could have a major impact on the Russian dairy industry, Roman Chuybak, manager for liaising with the authorities in the Russian association of dairy producers, Soyuzmoloko said Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa’s national health department recently invited public comment on regulations for warninglabels on food packaging. The regulations specify how pre-packaged food should be labelled. Broadly speaking, “front-of-pack” labels provide information about the overall nutritional quality of foods and beverages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The overall market progressed from US$ 76.7 billion in 2018, with an average yearly growth rate of 4% until 2022. By the end of the year 2022, the net revenue generated by the agro-rural tourism business globally was nearly US$ 89.8 billion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When humans eat fish, mussels and other foods tainted with antibiotics, the residual antibiotics may cause bacterial pathogens to become resistant. The resistant bacteria don’t respond to standard antibiotics and can proliferate unchecked. This means the most important treatment options for infections are rendered useless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The market is growing at a faster pace with the growing importance of healthy eating and consumers are more frequently choosing nuts as a healthy snack option and incorporating them into their daily diets. In addition, organic macadamia is also gaining popularity with increasing demand coming majorly from the European countries.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032 provides an assessment of the ten-year prospects for agricultural commodity and fish markets at national, regional, and global levels in a context of continued economic risks, uncertainty, and high energy prices.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Commission has proposed making gene-edited plants much easier to study and commercialize.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They found a surprisingly strong correlation. Using only information on beak shape and size, they were able to correctly predict broad nest material use in 60% of species, rising to 97% in some cases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The European Commission is proposing to mobilize additional funding for farmers impacted by adverse conditions. The new support package will consist of 330 million Euro (about $359 million) to be allocated among 22 member states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The latest El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, threatening floods in some areas of the world and droughts in others. Previous disruptive weather patterns cost the global economy trillions and stoked inflation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Almost a quarter of a billion people are now at risk of hunger as conflict, drought and flooding combined to wreak havoc on farms and food supply chains in 2022, according to the latest report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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When combined with iridescent colouration, a matt target surface appearance confers greater survival benefits in beetles than a glossy surface, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to another FAO study, 14.5% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to livestock farming. The industry releases carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, which cause harm to varying degrees. Methane and nitrous oxide do not linger in the air as long as carbon dioxide, but their climate warming potential is higher than carbon dioxide.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis from University of Bristol and the University of Uppsala scientists.Although hopping is regarded as a pinnacle of kangaroo evolution, the researchers highlight those other kinds of large kangaroos, in the not-too-distant past, likely moved in different ways such as striding on two legs or traversing on all fours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilization, have been told throughout history. Mars the ancient Roman god, Horus the ancient Egyptian god and Qi from ancient Chinese mythology were all born to virgins. But virgin births do happen in the natural world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A team of researchers from the University of Bristol have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth between 250-225 million years ago, before being replaced by the dinosaurs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis. Scientists at the University of Bristol studying honeybees, bumblebees and stingless bees found that variation in communication strategies are explained by differences in the habitats that bees inhabit and differences in the social lifestyle such colony size and nesting habits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa is currently in the grip of its worst-ever power cuts, while coal exports fell to a 30-year low in 2022 because of the poor performance of the national freight rail company. That, coupled with poor water infrastructure and inefficient ports, is stifling investment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The World Bank has been tracking carbon markets for around two decades and the annual State and Trends of Carbon Pricing report is now in its tenth year. When the first report was published a decade ago, only 7% of global emissions were covered by either a carbon tax or an ETS. Today, as highlighted in the 2023 report, almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions (23%) are now covered by 73 instruments.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa’s central bank has warned of dire consequences should the country face censure due to its stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.At worst, secondary, or indirect sanctions could be imposed on the country and lead to a sudden halt to capital inflows and increased outflows, the bank said in its latest financial stability review published on Monday. It cautioned that South Africa’s financial system would be unable to function if its ability to make international payments in dollars was impeded. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Climate change-driven shifts in the circulation of waters to the deepest reaches of the ocean around Antarctica, which could reverberate across the planet and intensify global warming, are happening decades "ahead of schedule", according to new research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The government of South Africa is weighing new anti-dumping tariffs of up to 232% on a range of products imported from China and India, ostensibly to protect local industry. Bad plan. The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC), a bunch of pencil-pushers tasked with second-guessing the ‘proper’ pricing of imports, has asked Ebrahim Patel, the communist in charge of the Department of Trade Barriers, Deindustrialisation and Collusion (DTIC), to impose ‘anti-dumping’ tariffs on a number of products imported from China and India.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Natural gas might be the same commodity everywhere in the world, but prices can vary dramatically because of the complex network of infrastructure needed to transport it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.